Sword



G. L. MARBLE Nov. 8, 1932.

SWORD Filed May 7, 1930 INVENTOR 660C916 Z. map/65a 714? ATTORNEYPatented Nov. 8, 1932 QFFICE GEORGE L. MARBLE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORKswonn Application filed may 7,

The present invention relates to swords and an object of the same is toprovide a simple take down construction which will permit the sword tobe stored in an ordinary suitcase. Another object of the invention is toprovide a novel construction which will permit the handle or grip, theguard and the blade to be readily connected or disconnected.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter de scribed: thnovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a sword embodyin the present invention;

*ig. 2 is a fragmentary longitudinal section;

Fig. 3 shows fragments of the handle or grip and the blade in slightlyseparated relation to the guard;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44, Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 is a section onthe line 55, Fig. 2.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention 1 indicates a tubeforming the stem part of the handle and surrounded by a handle sleeve orgrip portion 2 which abuts a 3 head 3 at its outer end and a collar 4;at its inner end. The collar is arranged in spaced relation to the innerend of the tube or stem 1 so that the latter projects at 5 beyond thecollar and the latter serves as a transversely extending abutment forthe guard 6 which fits on the projecting portion. In order to preventlateral play or looseness of the guard on the projecting portion, thelatter has a flaring portion 7 at its inner end and the opening in theguard is flared at 8. The length of the opening in the guard is slightlylonger than the projection 5 so that the guard projects slightly beyondthe end of the pro j ection in order that the guard may be firm- 5 lyclamped against the collar 4;.

The projecting portion 5 is provided with internal threads preferablydouble threads of high pitch for engagement with a like threaded tang 9projected from the inner end of the blade 10 which is a longitudinallySerial No. 150,56?.

extending member. The tang is reduced with reference to the blade toprovide a shoulder 11 or abutment transversely extending about the samefor engaging with the adjacent face 12 of the guard 6 'so that the face13 of the [53 guard is forced on the flared port-ion7 and against theabutment collar 4, thus firmly holding the guard between the handle andthe blade.

lVith the end in view of preventing the C3 turning of the guardrelatively to the handle, an interlocking connection may be providedbetween it and thehandle held in place by the interlocking relationbetween the handle and the blade. In this instance, the abut-v 5': ment4 has two eccentrically arranged openings 14: which receive two parallelpins 15 projecting from the face 13 to one side of the opening throughthe guard.

It will be seen from the foregoing that there has been provided a swordin which there is a detachable interlocking connection between thehandle and the blade formed, in this instance, by a screw threaded tangon the blade received within a reduced extension on the handle, theguard being held on this reduced extension between abutments on thehandle and the blade. An interlocking connection is also providedbetween the guard and the handle held in place by the inter- $0 loclrinconnection between the handle and the blade. This arrangement permitsthe ready separation or connection of the three elements and enables thesword in a knock down condition to be readily packed in a suit case.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A sword comprising a handle having an abutment thereon, a reducedportion projectin from said abutment having an external flared portionand internally threaded, a blade having an abutment, a' screw threadedtang projecting from said abutment and received in the reduced portionof the handle, and a guard held between the two abutments and having aflaring opening engaging said flared portion.

2. A. sword comprising a handle having a grip portion, a blade,abutments one on each Cir of said parts, two interlocking parts arrangedon the inner side of the grip portion between the two abutments, one onthe handle and the other on the blade, one of said parts having anexternal wall, and a guard held between the two abutmnts, and having anopeningflfittingrthe external wall of the said interlocking part. a

3. A sword comprising a handle having an 10 abutment provided with anopening, a portion projecting from-the abutment andprovided with aflaring surface and internally threaded, a blade having an abutmentjascrew threaded tang projecting from said 15 blade abutment and engagingthe internally threaded.- portion of the. projection. onthe whandle,,and a" guard fitting; on the projection between the .abutmentstapered;internally to fit the 'flaring'surface-and havinga projection.ex-tending into theopening ofwthe abutmentof the-handle. V

- 4; A:- sword comprising a blade having a G v threadeditang andashoulder at the base of the tang, a handle having aprojecting-portion-: internally threaded to receive the I threaded tangand: having a-shoulder at the base: of theprojecting portion, and aguard v.mo'unted on the said projecting portion of the handle-andclamped between I the shoul- 1 ders-ofi theblade and handle.

, GEORGE L. MARBLE.

